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Heppner merchants will extend a friendly greeting to shop
: pers from neighboring areas this week-end, in celebration of
the city's first Dollar Days promotion.
A check of the advertisements In this paper will show
that Heppner store offer many fine bargains and services to
the shopping public during the two-day event, Friday and Sat
urday. "We are having the best participation that we have had
on any of our special events." Jerry Adamson, chairman of
the Heppner Merchants Committee, stated Tuesday. Stores are
offering a lot of attractive Dollar Day bargains, an opportunity
to stock up on items at unusually low prices.
Adding to the convenience for customers will be free park
ing both days throughout the business area.
Next city-wide promotion Is planned for the Christmas
Opening, Friday and Saturday, November 28 and 29, with lots
of valuable merchandise Riven out at drawings centrally- and
In Individual stores.
A dollar saved will be a dollar earned at Dollar Days j
Specials In Heppner this week-end! See you there!
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CITY STJPT. VIC GHOSHENS and
up" streets of downtown Heppner, doing their part to lay out
- the "welcome mar' for Dollar
. Saturday. Free parking, combined with lots of fall bargains,
will make for shopping fun in Heppner this week-end.
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Supfc. Ron Daniels Reviews
Prooosed School Measures
Supt. Ron Daniels informed
District R-l School Board mem
bers Monday night of the pos
sibility that three initiative
measures could appear on' the
May, 1970 ballot that would
have an effect on school financ
ing.
The first is a constitutional
amendment being proposed by
the same group that sponsored
the lMs per cent property tax
limitation. Their new proposal
provides for a property tax lim
itation of 2 per cent for 1971,
and 2 per cent for 1972. This
property tax limitation would
apply to residential property,
and to those portions of agri
cultural land and buildings
thereon used as a residence.
This would have the effect of
transferring the property tax
load to business. .' . '
This initiative measure would
also provide new tax bases for
school districts. The new tax
base would be the 1970-71 op
erating budget. The tax base
could be increased 6 per cent
each year, with a limitation of
two elections to vote a budget
above the 6 per cent limitation.
The second initiative measure
Is one being sponsored by the
Oregon Education Association,
the Oregon School Boards Asso
ciation, and the Oregon Associ
ation of Business and Industry.
This measure simply provides
that the operating budgets for
the 1970-71 school year shall be
the district's new tax base. For
the 1971-72 school year and each
succeeding one, the tax base
may be increased by 6 per cent.
School districts could vote above
this figure but the dates for the
elections would be specified by
law and would be limited to
not more than two elections.
The third measure is
being j
sponsored by a homeowner's or- Also interested and exper
ganization in Salem. This meas- ienced in irrigation agriculture
ure would limit property taxes i
to 1 per cent and would add a j
3 per cent net receipts tax to j
make up for the loss of reve- j
nue through the property tax ;
limitation. No provision lor new ,
tax bases is contained in this
measure.
Before any of these measures
can be placed on the ballot,
their sponsors must obtain ap
proximately 57,000 signatures.
Supt. Daniels also reported
that a public hearine on edu-
cational issues will be held in I
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his early morning crew "tidy
Day Shoppers here Friday ana
Pendleton on October . 28. Dr.
Dale Parnell. State Superintend
ent of Public Instruction, will
conduct the meetings.
The primary purpose of the
meetings will be to permit in
terested citizens an opportunity
for constructive discussion of
educational issues and priorities
and to provide opportunities lor
expression of negative feelings.
Grain Growers
Schedule Date
For '69, Meeting
Monday, November 3, is the
date set for this year's Annual
Meeting of the Morrow County
Grain Growers, Inc., it is an
nounced by Jerry Mills, mana
ger.
Date for the dinner and busi
ness session has been set ear
lier in the month than in pre
vious years to avoid conflicts.
The meeting will start with
dinner at 6:30 p.m., at the fair
pavilion, prepared and served
by the Willows Grange. Cham
pion 4-H beef will be a part
of the menu and door prizes to
be given through the evening
will also consist of champion
beef.
Guest speaker for the eve
ning will be Karl Bauer of Port
land, currently agronomic con
sultant for Pacific Supply Com
pany, and director of research
development. For 15 - years he
was on the Washington State
University staff in experiment
al work, and has been 15 years
with the Pacific Supply Co
and nitrogen fertilizers, Bauer
will center his talk on potentials
and problems in developing a
new irrigation area, such as is
now being experienced in North
.Morrow county.
There will be election of four
new directors and some chang
es in proposed by-laws, Mills
states.
Financial reports of the coop
erative will be presented and
general discussion of associa
tion policies and future will be
held.
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Heppner,
Board Considers
Variety of Items
At Brief Session
Current business before the
Morrow county School Board
was taken care of in relatively
short order at the monthly meet
ing at lone High school Mon
day evening..
In a detailed report by Super
intendent Ron Daniels, three
initiative measures were review
ed which could appear on the
May, 1970 ballot that would
have effects on operating budg
ets and shifting of the tax base.
But before any of the proposed
measures could be placed on
the ballot, their sponsors must
obtain approximately 57,000 sig
natures, he said. More details
appear in .a separate story.
The four-member district
teacherage committee was com
pleted with- the appointment of
Robert Sicard.
Resignation by Frank Ander
son . was' ... submitted relieving
him of duties on the school dis
trict budget committee. Ed Dick
and Fritz Cutsforth were ap
pointed to the budget commit
tee for three year terms, and
Harley Sager was appointed to
complete the last year of An
derson's term.
Contract was approved by the
board for Mrs. Dennis Surmon
to teach the girls sports pro
gram at Riverside Junior-Senior
high school, at a salary ot !)488.
Authorization was given for
participation by the district's
three high schools in the Small
Schools Teacher Workshop, to
be held at Condon on Novem
ber 12. This program will be
centered on research, utiliza
tion, and problem-solving, and
will involve all junior and sen
ior high school teachers, as well
as several students from each
school. The high school students
who are not involved in the pro
gram will receive a bonus holi
day, as school will be dismiss
ed on November 12.
The board approved a speech
therapy contract with the Uma.
tilla Intermediate Education Dis
trict, after hearing a report from
Superintendent Daniels in which
he told the board that the
speech therapy screening pro
gram showed a total oi isd
youngsters have speech defects
of some type. Of the 155, only
39 were classed as serious cat-egory-1
students having serious
speech defects. Due to a short
age of speech therapists in the
two counties, only the category
1 students will be able to re
ceive help this year. The pro
gram operates three afternoons
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NEW STUDENT BOPT OFFICERS were chosen for Heppner Elementary 'aLJt!Z:
tured together following the election are Jim Ployhar. nee-president; Jon roc It treasurer; Tam
my Brannon. secretary, and Merit Cutsforth. president Other candidate, were Kathy rrinon
and Miko Bergstrom for pre.ident; Mary Healy and John Kilkenny, vice-president; rbbte Cox
for secretary, and Dale Arlington and Lacy Haber for treasurer. (School rnoto).
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Oregon 97836, Thursday, October. 23, 1969
Stronger Naval Support
Urged in Chamber Talk
"We need to become advo
cates for stronger sea power,"
Lieut. Commander Paul Barn
icle advised members of the
Heppner-Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce in his mes
sage Monday.
The guest speaker's presenta
tion was a fitting salute in rec
ognition of National Navy Week,
being observed this week.
Before his assignment as com
manding officer at the Navy
Bombing Range . at Boardman,
Commander Barnicle had serv
ed on aircraft carriers in the
Vietnam war zone. During his
term of 21 years of service he
has had opportunity to evaluate
needs of the naval service, es
pecially in the area of aircraft
carriers and nuclear powered
vessels. .. . ;
Preceding a sow -of questions
and discussion on the present
and future of the Bombing
Range, Commander Barnicle pre
ented a program of government
prepared slides on "The Concept
of Sea Power".
Topic of the presentation was
directed to "YOU" questioning
the importance of adequate sea
power and its meaning to the
individual and his protection.
Many break-throughs are be
ing made in technology and sci
entific knowledge, and the seas
are becoming an immeasure
able resource, he noted. Also,
needs for underwater protection
from submarines are becoming
increasingly important. Not only
is it necessary for the nation
to be strong in naval power, his
information pointed out. but
the ocean sciences and naval
engineering must be developed
to the greatest extent possible
"Much attention has been fo
cused on space rather than sea
power," he said, "and we fail
to see the potential for the fu
ture. It is time there should be
a concentrated effort to move
farther ahead in the underwa
ter powers." ,
Our naval power has seen
many of its capabilities put in
to action in the fighting zone
of Vietnam, it was emphasized.
The importance of its striking
forces, its patrol services, its
maintenance of Coast Guard
protection, the cutting of infil
tration routes, were among
them. Naval ships have carried
over 97 of the equipment de
livered to Vietnam, he noted.
Sea power is made up of three
basic parts, he pointed out:
naval power, maritime indus
tries, and scientific knowledge
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and technology. The maritime
industries are composed of the
merchant marine, and the ship
building. Many ships are fast
becoming outdated, he empha
sized, with 70 of them in serv
ice for more than 20 years.
Some of the most exciting fu
ture work will be In the ocean
sciences, Barnicle advised, with
navy, industry, government and
private institutions working on
the great underwater potential.
Among rich resources are the
mineral developments, undersea
mining, undersea oil wealth,
and undersea farming. A nat
ional council of marine resourc
es and development is set up
and developing programs for
long-range management.
Strong competition in sea
power is being put forth by Rus
sia, he warned, and is . "making
its presence felt". Its merchant
Mustangs Seek
Victory Against Sherman
Greater Oregon League
Standings
Won Loss
Sherman County -3 0
Heppner 2 0
Madras 1 1
Wahtonka 0 3
Pilot Rock 0 3
Last week-end's scores:
HeDDner 12. Grant Union 7
Sherman Co. 12, Wahtonka 6;
Madras 30, Pilot Rock 14; Nyssa
26, Burns 14; Vale 6, Enterprise
6 (tie).
By PAT KILKENNY .
After rolling over previously
top-ten rated Grant union, tne
Heppner Mustangs will be look
ing for their sixth victory in
WEATHER
By DON GILLIAM
For Week of October 15-21
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 58 25
Thursday 59 40 .33
Friday 48 40 .06
Saturday 55 ' 33 "
Sunday 60 32
Monday 71 45
Tuesday 75 42
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marine is the fastest growing
one in the world, with 80 of
its vessels under 20 years of
age, and great emphasis on un
derwater nuclear power.
In response to questions of the
present Boardman Bombing
Range operations, Commander
Barnicle reported there is a fair
ly consistent personnel and pro
gram being carried on. There
are 41 persons employed, with
annual salary of $280,000 per
year. Over half of the people
live in Hermiston. There is a
continual manning of track and
search radar towers, as well as
target areas at. the base. An.V
kind . of further , construction, is
dependent upon ; a survey now
underway. , , ' ' '
Mrs. ' Barnicle accompanied.
her husband to the meeting,
and was 5 introduced - by' Presi
dent Jerry Sweeney.
Crucial
seven starts when they travel
to Moro. They will meet the
Huskies of Sherman County Fri
day, October 24, at 8 p.m.
Both the Huskies and the Mus
tangs, are undefeated in league
play but Sherman. County has
played one more league game.
Friday night's frey will probab
ly determine the outcome of
the Eastern Division's title race.
There are a lot of "if's" in
this game. First, if Heppner is
the victor and also wins the
October 31 contest with Madras,
obviously the Mustangs will be
the champions. If Sherman
County wins Friday night, the
Huskies are champions. Again,
as before the Grant Union
game, head Mustang Coach Ed
Hiemstra says, "They're tough.
but we're going to beat them."
Husky standouts are two cat
ty halfbacks, Gene Tsubota and
Guy Weedman. Weedman is
probably their best back.
As of this writing the Hus
kies received mention in the
Journal poll. The Sherman team
is currently sporting an unblem
ished season mark of 6-0. The
Mustangs are 5-1, losing only
to Enterprise.
Coach Hiemstra commented
that his Horsemen are a better
ball club than the highly-tout
ed Sherman team. After the
Mustang victory over Grant Un
ion there was no doubt in Hiem
stra's mind as to the spirit of
his fighting Mustangs.
The starting lineups on both
offense and defense will prob
ably remain the same as they
have in the past. No major
changes are foreseen at this date
for the Mustangs.
This is Heppner's last road
game of the regular season,
with the Mustangs' last sched
uled game on their home field
against the Madras High White
Buffaloes.
This will be the Mustangs'
Homecoming game, and is to
take place October 31.
Food Sole Proceeds
To Aid Kindergarten
lone Kindergarten mothers
wil hold a traveling food sale
on Thursday, October 30, start
ing at 10 a.m. Proceeds will help
finance kindergarten expenses
for the coming term.
The mothers expect to have
..iil,KI h''fH thir.?: -.liirh
can be used for Halowe'en trick
or treaters.
Contacts may be made with
Mrs. Eugene Dockter at 422-7549.
Number 35;
Varied Program
Set by Stockmen
Outstanding speakers are
again scheduled for the 1969
annual meeting of the Morrow
County Livestock Growers asso
ciation and the ensuing Farm
Citv hanauet here next Wednes
day evening, October 29, in the
high school multi purpose room.
Three Oregon state t-xiensiun
specialists will be featured
speakers during the daytime ses
sions, and one wno nas naa a
variety of interesting experien
ces in Argentina will deliver
the evening address.
Following committee meet
ings, starting at 10 a.m. in the
Heppner Elks Temple, and a no-
host luncheon at noon, iirsi
speaker will be Dr. Dillard
Gates, OSU Extension range
management specialist wno win
discuss types of range manage
ment and knapweed control.
He will be followed by Dr.
Guy Reynolds, OSU Extension
animal - health specialist .".who
will conduct a preconditioning
diagnostic lab. " -,
Following the-.mid.afternaon
coffee break, through courtesy of
the Bank of Eastern Oregon,
Rube Kennedy will speak on
Port of Morrow developments.
Activity reports for the Oregon
Cattlemen's Association will be
given by President Denny Jones
of Juntura.
A social hour, scheduled for
5:30 p.m. will be sponsored by
First National Bank.
The public is invited to the
banquet at 7 p.m.. sponsored
Jointly by the livestock grow
ers, the Heppner-Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce and the
Heppner Soil and Water Conser
vation District.
Dean Frischknecht, another
livestock specialist from OSU,
will give the main banquet
speech, relating experiences he
has had in Argentina when in
structing in livestock practices.
Don Ostanso of Portland, ex
ecutive vice-president of the
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
and Oregon Beef Council, will
preside as master ot ceremonies.
Highlight of the evening will
be the announcement of the
1969 Livestock Grower of the
Year. Rudy Bergstrom will be
honored as the 1969 . Conserva
tion Man of the Year, An award
will again be made to the pre
mier Hereford exhibitor from the
Morrow County Fair, -
The Chamber of Commerce
will award certificates of rec
ognition to some in the com
munity who have contributed to
development and progress, with
Dr. Wallace Wolff , serving as
committee chairman.
A large crowd is expected for
the banquet, prepared and serv-
ed bv the Lexington Grange.
Charge will be $2.75 per plate,
and tickets are now on sale at
the First National Bank, Bank
of Eastern Oregon, Turner, Van
Marter and Bryant, the County
Extension office and at the Gazette-Times.
Drawings Planned
As Banquet Features
Always a popular attraction
at the annual Farm-City Ban
quet, set for next Wednesday
evening at the high school
cafetorium, is . the drawing
for a $100 diamond.
Randall Peterson, owner of
Peterson's Jewelers is again
contributing this community
service gesture. He will again
donate a $100 diamond as a
door prize, as he has for the
past three years. Each person
at the banquet will have an
opportunity to win the dia
mond. Also, another drawing will
be held that evening for an
original painting of the noted
Oregon historian and journa
list, E. R. Jackman. The paint
ing is one of the collection of
a local artist, Fred Nelson of
Lexington.
-DoHg4a -A4llbe invited
to the E. R. Jackman Memor
ial Foundation Fund, of which
Frank Anderson is chairman,
and will entitle ticket holders
a chance on the painting.